Wall-safe.



JOHN I-1'. JAHN, OB CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WALL-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 117 19314.

Application fi1ed April 4, 1912. Serial N0. {388,548.

Be it known that I, JOHN H. JANN, n eilizen 0f che Unitecl States, resicling at Chicago in the county of Cool: ancl Stute of Illinois, have inventecl certain new ancl useful Improvements in l-Vall-Safes, as Set forth in the following specification.

A principal object o-f 1ny im ention is t0 provide a Wall safe 01' the like wherein the eclges 01" the acljoining Walls Will be firmly ancl permanently securecl together without the use 0f bolts, rivets 01' fastening means other tlmn the interlocking connection between the edges 0-f the saicl Walls.

A further ainn of my invention is t0 provicle a Wall safe o1 the like wherein the edges of adjoining Walls will be finnly ancl permanent-ly interlockecl ancl which, by virtue of the peculiar form 01 the interlocking connection between the saicl eclges will aicl materially in retaining the Wall safe in the WLll by engaging the plaster or other material forming the saicl Wall.

A further ai1n 0f my invention is to pro- Vicle a Wall safe which may be cheaply manufactured, and which Will necessicate in its construction a minimum amount of material t0 accomplish the various other aims ancl objects of my invention.

Additional objects Will be apparent as the invention is better understoocl fr0m the following description which, taken in 0011- nection with the accompanying drawings, illustrates 0ne preferrecl embocliment thereof.

On the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspec tive view 0f a Wall safe constructecl in pursuance of my immention; Fig. 2 is an an largecl vertical sect-ional view taken in the plane 2-2 of Fig. l showing the means 0f connecting an encl Wall to the t0p ancl bottom W2LllS; Fig. 3 is an enlargecl vertical sectional view haken in the plane 33 of Fig. 1 clisclosing the interlocking connection between the t0p ancl botto-m Walls and the front Wall, ancl Fig. 4 is an enlargecl horizoncal sectio-nal view taken in the plane 411 of Fig. 1 showing the interlocking connecti0n between the encl ancl freut Walls.

In the preferred emboclimant of my in vention shown in the clrawings I provicle a Wall safe generally clesignated as 10 Which is formecl of a plurality of flat reccangular Walls interlockecl at acljoining eclges as hereinafter clescribed, although it will be obvious that the shape of the b0x may be variecl Within wide limits with slight modifications cf the connectio-ns between saicl Walls whicl may be reaclily macle by those skilled in the art.

The box 10 is composecl primarily of frnt ancl rear Walls 11, top and bottom Walls 12 ancl encl Walls 18. The front Wall 10 is pro viclecl With a Wall safe cloor 14 0f any preferred style. Up0n the top Wall 12 t-o aid in supporting the b0x in the Wall 0f a bl1ild ing I provide an anchor-receiving member 15 securecl to the saicl top Wall as ab 16 by inserting through apertures pro-viclecl in the saicl Wall inwarclly extencling lips 17 und. bencling the said lips against the inner surface 0f the saicl wall. The outer eclges 01 the front ancl rear walls are bent ontwardly 130 f01111 a fiange 18 extencling ulong the four sicles of' the saicl Walls. These flanges are preferably ab right angles to the plane of the saicl Wall, although .it Will be olovious that they may b disposed at a greatey or less angle thereto as may be clesirecl. The top ancl bottom Walls 12 ancl the encl Walls 13 are oflset acljacent the front ancl re2u Walls to form the shoulclers 19, zmd are 01: prope1 dimension 130 permit the saicl front ancl l2ll Walls to seat agzlinst these shoulders. Bey0ncl these shoulclers the edges 21 0f tl1e Walls are bent to embrace tl1e flanges 18 t0 firmly hold the said front ancl rear Walls against the shoulclers 19 0f the said top, bottom ancl encl Walls. Ehe top and bott0m eclges of the encl Walls are oflset to fenn the shoulclers 22 ancl the end edges 23 of the top and b0tt0n1 Walls 12 extencl beyoncl the inner faces 01 the saicl encl Walls anal are seatecl upon Elle shoulclers 22 0f the said encl Walls, where they are retainecl in pssition by the eclges 24 of the said end Walls, which f0r this purpose are be-nt back over the encls 23 of the top and botto1n Walls as is clis closed in Fig. 2.

Inasmuch as the front Wall, or the Wall carrying tl1e cloor of the safe is the Wall most frequently subjectecl to attack by brglars clesi1ing to break into the safe, I provicle the reinforcing plate 25 upon the said Wall which may be secur ed thereto in any suitable manner, and Which may be omittecl if it is desirecl the aclvantages of my invention.

It Will be manifest that in providing the t0p, bottom and end Walls with the shoulclers 19, ancl the front and rear Walls with the outwardly disposed fianges 18 that vvhen the saicl front and rear Walls are seated without sacrificing any of against tne said shoulders and the said flanges embraced by the edges 0:f the t0p, bottom and end Walls tlmt 21 secure und permanent uni0n is provided betwaen the said top, bot-tom and end Walls and Che front and rear Walls, and that the ende; 01 the said top and bottom Walls Will be firmly secured eo the end Walls by tl1e shoulders 2:2 and the turned back edgcs 23 of the end Walls. lt is thus obvious tlmta secu1e union is establisl1ed beween all the Walls withoutthe use of bolts, ri.vets and the like.

lt will be manifest that ehe fr0nt und rear Walls extend outwardly beyond tl1e edges 0f hl1e t0p, botto.n and end walls when the Wall Safe ls constructed in accordance with my invention and filmt the e11d Walls are spaced inwardly 0f the adjacent edges 0f {alle top, bottom, front und back Walls, thereby disposing the interlocking edges and the shoulders ngainst which the edges 0f the various Walls rast outwardly fr0m the body of tl1e box in position t0 be engaged by the material forn1ing tl1e Wall in which the Safe is embedded t0 provide an anchorage and prevent removal of alle safe.

lt will be apparent tlmt numeyous chimges may be made in the construction und form 0f the Walls without departing fr0m the spirit und sc0pa 0f 1ny invention 0r sacriicing any of its benefits, ehe form hereinbe- E0re disclosed bein 9; merely one preferred embodiment t-l1ereof.

l claim 1 A Wall safe comprising a plurality ol? Walls, a pair 0f adjacent edges of one 0f said Walls being bent ouawardly t0 f0rm adjoining flangcs, the adjoining edges 0f tl1e second Wall being offset to form a shoulder against which said firstmentioned Wall is positioned and baut t0 embrace 0ne 0f said flanges, the edges of a thi1d Wall ndj acent said first und second Walls being bent outwardly to 3:01'm shoulders against which both said first :md second Walls are positioned and 0Ver tl1e adjacent edges of said Walls to bind the three Walls together and to provide means for recaining the box in osition in the wall 0I' a building.

2. A Wall safe comprising a pluralisy of rectangular Walls, tw0 adjacent edges 0f a single Wall bing bent outwardly t0 f01m fianges abutting at a corner of said Wall, the edges 0f two lntersecting Walls behind the said first-mentioned Wall being ofl:'set to forma shoulders against Wl1ich said Wall is positioned, and bent t0 embrace said flanges, said shoulders abutting behind alle said cor ner of said first Wall, and an edge 0f 011e of said intersecting Walls being ofiset behind the other Wall t0 form a shoulder ext-ending t0 said corner a gainst which the edge 0f the otl1er intersecting Wall is positioned and bent over said last-mentioned edge, to bind the three Walls together und to provide mezms f0r retaining the box in position in the Wall 01 tl1e building.

3. A Wall safe formed 0f a plurality 0'f interlocking sheet metal Walls, the interlocking connection 01 tWo opposite Walls with the Walls connecting the same being disposed outwardly substantially at right angls to the plane 013 the sziid opposite Walls, and the interlocking connection of a pair 013 opposite connecting Walls With tl1e firstmentioned Walls 2md with tl1e remaining Walls being disposed outwardly substantially at right angles t0 th-e plane 01": the said opposite connecting Walls, to bind the three Walls together and 150 provide means fort retaining the b0x in osition in the Wall 039 the buildlng.

4 A Wall safe formed 0'l a plurahty 013 interlocking sheet metal Walls, the interlocking connecti0n 0f two opposite Walls with the Walls connecting the same being disposed outwardly substantially at right angles t0 the plane 01" ehe said opposite Walls, und the interlocking connection 0f a, pair of opposite connecting Walls W'1Eh tl1e firstmentioned Walls zu1d the renmining Walls being disposed oucwardly substantially at righ angles 130 Ehe plane 0f the said opposite connecting Walls, tl1e main portions cf said opposite connecting Walls be'mg spaced inwardly 0f the adjacant edges 0f all the remaining Walls, to bind the three Walls together and t0 provide means f0r retaining lille box in positi0n in the Wall o'f the building.

JOHN H. JANN.

Witnesses C. OARPENTER,

M. A. KIDDIE.

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